Strategy for city housing boom wins approval
A NEW strategy to combat the soaring need for accommodation in one of the UK’s fastest growing cities has been approved by politicians in the hope of triggering major house-building programmes to meet demand.
Thousands of new homes are needed to address a housing crisis in York which is attracting a new generation of fledgling entrepreneurs and young professionals.
The Strategic Housing Market Assessment, which will shape planning policies throughout the next five years, was approved by councillors on Monday and has identified an annual need for 790 extra affordable homes in York to cope with demand over the next five years.
The SHMA will now go to York Council’s cabinet before it is adopted.